News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Christmas Workshop Hard at It

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
496
Date Released
5 Dec 1938
Date submitted
2 Dec 1938
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
10 / 10
Section Title
News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Santa Claus Opens Workshop at Zoo. SHOTLIST: At the Philadelphia Zoo, chimpanzees take on the job of making toys for the Christmas rush. Not much constructive work is done and most of the paint is eaten, then they hold a meeting on the subject.
Keywords
Curiosities; Celebrations and festivals; Animals
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
34983
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
59
Story extras:
Film clip

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'News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Christmas Workshop Hard at It', British Movietone News Issue No. 496, 5 Dec 1938. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/9473 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)